August 25, 2009

"About 20000 South African users answered the question “do you go for regular HIV tests”, with nearly 7000 claiming they were tested at least once a year.

"Just over 6000 members chose the response: “I don’t believe I’m at risk.”

"Commenting on the results of the survey, Dr Olive Shisana, CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council, said: “Not believing that they are at risk is quite common ... in fact, in the last survey we did, about 50% of the people infected thought they were not at risk of HIV!"